Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 701: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of administrative principal and administrative deputy principal posts occupied from 2006 to 2008; the number of such posts expected to be introduced for the 2008/2009 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28949/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The total number of administrative principal posts at primary level in the 2005/06 and 2006/07 school years were 981 and 1,043 respectively.

The post of administrative deputy principal was introduced for the first time at primary level in the 2006/07 year and there were 23 appointments in that year. Data in respect of the current school year is currently being compiled by my Department and is not yet available. The source of this data is the Annual Census of Primary Schools. Data will become available when returns for all schools have been processed.

The recruitment of a teachers is managed at local level by individual Boards of Management and my Department does not have information on anticipated appointments by these management bodies.